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One Hundred Years of Solitude.">Read the first reviews of <emOne Hundred Years of Solitude.">

One Hundred Years of Solitude.">Read the first reviews of One Hundred Years of Solitude.

By Dan Sheehan | May 30, 2023

Read Marilynne Robinson's 1988 review of Raymond Carver's final collection.

Read Marilynne Robinson's 1988 review of Raymond Carver's final collection.

By Dan Sheehan | May 25, 2023

The Old Man and the Sea">Read William Faulkner’s 1952 Adulation of Hemingway’s <emThe Old Man and the Sea">

The Old Man and the Sea">Read William Faulkner’s 1952 Adulation of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea

“Time may show it to be the best single piece of any of us.”

By Book Marks | September 13, 2022

Notes of a Native Son">“James Baldwin writes down to nobody.” Read Langston Hughes’ 1958 Review of <emNotes of a Native Son">

Notes of a Native Son">“James Baldwin writes down to nobody.” Read Langston Hughes’ 1958 Review of Notes of a Native Son

“He is trying very hard to write up to himself.”

By Book Marks | April 26, 2022

Geek Love">The Marvelous Grotesquerie of Katherine Dunn's <emGeek Love">

Geek Love">The Marvelous Grotesquerie of Katherine Dunn's Geek Love

Geek Love may offend; it may repulse; in doing so, however, it speaks directly to what it means to be human.”">“Geek Love may offend; it may repulse; in doing so, however, it speaks directly to what it means to be human.”

By Book Marks | March 16, 2022

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter">Richard Wright on Carson McCullers’ <emThe Heart is a Lonely Hunter">

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter">Richard Wright on Carson McCullers’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

“McCullers rises above the pressures of her environment and embraces white and black humanity in one sweep.”

By Book Marks | February 22, 2022

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Maus">The Unspeakable Through the Diminutive: Read a 1986 Review of Maus

By Book Marks | February 15, 2022

On Kate Chopin’s The Awakening">The Voice of the Sea Speaks to the Soul:
On Kate Chopin’s The Awakening

By Book Marks | February 8, 2022

Carol">The Rapturous Love of Patricia Highsmith’s Carol

By Book Marks | January 19, 2022

The Call of the Wild">A Writer with the Heart of a Dog: Early Reviews of Jack London’s <emThe Call of the Wild">

The Call of the Wild">A Writer with the Heart of a Dog: Early Reviews of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild

“Jack London seems to possess an intuition of the dog life.”

By Book Marks | January 12, 2022

New York Times Reacted to Norman Mailer’s First Novel">How the <emNew York Times Reacted to Norman Mailer’s First Novel">

New York Times Reacted to Norman Mailer’s First Novel">How the New York Times Reacted to Norman Mailer’s First Novel

The Naked and the Dead">Read a 1948 Review of The Naked and the Dead

By Book Marks | January 5, 2022

Blindness">Kafka Roaring With Laughter: Read the First Review of José Saramago's <emBlindness">

Blindness">Kafka Roaring With Laughter: Read the First Review of José Saramago's Blindness

A Classic Review of the Late Nobel Prize-Winner's Most Famous Novel

By Book Marks | November 16, 2021

Catch-22">“It Will Outrage As Many Readers As It Delights.” On Joseph Heller’s </emCatch-22">

Catch-22">“It Will Outrage As Many Readers As It Delights.” On Joseph Heller’s Catch-22

New York Times Review of Heller’s Classic WWII satire">A 1961 New York Times Review of Heller’s Classic WWII satire

By Book Marks | November 10, 2021

Rabbit, Run">Shabby, Domestic Comedy? Grown Up Holden Caulfield? Read This Early Review of John Updike’s <emRabbit, Run">

Rabbit, Run">Shabby, Domestic Comedy? Grown Up Holden Caulfield? Read This Early Review of John Updike’s Rabbit, Run

New York Times">From the November 6, 1960 Edition of the New York Times

By Book Marks | November 2, 2021

Moby-Dick.">Check out the original 1851 reviews of <emMoby-Dick.">

Moby-Dick.">Check out the original 1851 reviews of Moby-Dick.

By Book Marks | October 18, 2021

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy">“The Anti-James Bond.” Read This Early Review of <emTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy">

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy">“The Anti-James Bond.” Read This Early Review of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

How John le Carré's Masterpiece Was First Received

By Book Marks | October 18, 2021

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